Fly construction for garments



A g. 26, 1952 s. F. STEIN 2,607,922

FLY CONSTRUCTION FOR GARMENTS Filed June 10, 1948 INVENTOR Patented Aug.26, 1952 UNITED, STATES PATENT, ,OFFICEF:

V I t 2,607,922

FLY CONSTRUCTION FojRGARM Ts f Samuel F.- Stein, MiltomPa'. ApplicationJune 10, 1948, S erial No. 3:2;28ll V 3 Claims; (01. 2345 1 Myinventionrelates to mens and boys trousers and more particularly to trousers.that 1 are equipped with a zipper closure at the fly opening'.

of the same-material-as the trouser material, the

hand flypiecebeing lined with a fly 111-; inglga'lhesefly piecesare-attached to :the respectiye-adjacentedges of complementary fore-,

ments of one of the strips are made to fit intothe spaces between theelements of the other strip and thus the elements become fastened withone another by means of a V-shapedslider being moved upwardly and'thezipper is closed, and by moving thesliderin" the opposite direction' thezipper isopen. The free longitudinal edges of the zipper tapesrespectively are attached to the fly pieces and the latter are connectedwith the respective fore parts of the trousers.

The fly piece which is attached to the right hand fore part of thetrousers is lined with a fly lining which is located closest to the bodyof the wearer when the trousers are being worn. The fly lining referredto is subjected to a great deal of moisture from perspiration or othercauses, as well. as to the effect of chemical substance that may bepresent at that particular point of the trousers. The zipper tapesbecome hardened and the metal elements corrode to such an extent thatthe zipper ceases to function as a fastening device for the trouser fly.

Instead of the customary moisture absorbent fly lining I provide a flylining that is moisture proof, which lining may be formed of azelantreated material or otherwise made water-repellent so that thezipper tape and the metal elements will not be affected by any moistureand the zipper will serve as a fastening device for a long duration oftime.

The trousers referred to above are generally made of woolen, rayon,cotton or mixed fabrics not processed for water repellency or moistureresistance.

My invention is applicable to fastening devices other than slidefasteners or zippers, which may be subjected to the eifect of moisture,and while I am describing the preferred embodiment of my invention, itis understood that the same is sus- 7 customary 1 fly construction oftrousers comprises right and left fly pieces usually formed having amoisturerepellentjouter liningapplied ceptible' of modification mvarious forms with:

outdeparti'n'g' from the spirit and scope of my iii 'vention', 'I desire"that what I claim' be" given broad interpretation and .be I limitedonly; by the prior art'pertaining thereto? v In order to illustrate myinvention referenc is had to "theaccompanying sheet of drawings l I i. hFigure 1'' illustrates the upper portion of a pal of trousersturnedinside out showing the'ffl closure comprising two fly members inoverlapping relation, the overlapped inner fly member' theretoj 7 Figure 2illustrates the upper portion of the'" right hand forepart blank of the'trousersffa'ce up, comprising one'of thefzipper tapes placed' nearthefront edge thereof, ready to be attached thereat} i Figure3"illustrates," face up, the" inner fly-flap blank formed of'the'samei'material as the *troii m'ateriah" I r Figure e illustrates,face ,u a'blankf rbrthe outer lining that is 'moisture repellent; forthe. purpose of my invention? Figure 5 illustrates the completed innerfly ,member comprising a moisture repellent outer lining; and

Figure 6 is a sectional view on Figure 1.

In the drawings: It represents the upper portion of a pair of trousersturned inside out; ll represents 'the'in-,

ner fly member composed of fly-flap material l2,

which is the same material as the trouser'material Ill, and is coveredwith a moisture repellent lining l3. This moisture repellent lining issituated closest to the body of the wearer when the trousers are worn.Ha designates the outer fly member overlapping the inner fly member I 1;l4 represents a portion of a fore part blank, face up, which forms theright hand side of the trousers. One of the zipper tapes [5 is placednear the edge I 6 of the fore part blank l4, ready to be attachedthereto, as shown in Figure 2. 15A represents one of the zipper tapesattached to the outer fly member Ila.

To produce fly member I I, blanks l2 and I3 are placed face to face andstitched together at their respective edges I1 and [8 by a line ofstitching extending down and including the lower curved outer edge ofeach. Blanks l2 and I3 thus united are then turned with the faced sideof each out and the inner fly member H is thus produced.

line 66 of g The next step is to place the faced side of the fly memberI2 upon the faced side of the fore part blank I4, including therebetweenthe ad- 1. Trousers comprising mateigialsubieotto the effect ofmoisture, said trousers having complef tion, an outer fly portionadapted'to overlap said of water repellent material attached to the0pposite face of said inner fly member substantially coextendinglongitudinally with the slide fastener, the outer lateral edge of thebacking member being in alignment with the outer edge of the inner flymember and the inner lateral edge of the backing member extendingsubstantially beyond the inner edge of the inner fly member so as toprevent seepage by capillary action thereat. 13-. T o ser ,eo np ue ietr l' Sub e t to the effect of moisture, saidtrousershavingicomplementary fore parts, a fly closure construction at the frontpart thereof comprising an inner fly rnemb,er, an puter fly portionadapted to overlap said inner fly member, a slide fastener havingfastening; elements mounted on tapes, one of said tapes secured to theinner side of the outer fly inner fly portion, a slide fastener havingfastening elements mounted .on tapes, one of said tapes --secured to theinnerside-Q th Outer-31 portionythe other oftsaidtapes-secured to theouter facewof the inner flyvportion, a bathin member formed of :waterrepellent material attached to the opposite face=ofsaid inn -fly p. 17--i Y -sub i ll coextendine V: lon itudinally with ithe-sslixie fastener;theonter la er l; ed e f the backing member being in alignmentwviththe-outer edge 'of the inner fly po tion and th inner -lateraledge-10f the backing member e tendin b yond theiuncture of- :the-sl defas ener tape and the-inner fly portion so to :nrcvent seepage by.capllaryzaction therca 2. Trousers comprising material subject in thepfiectof moisture. :saidtmusflfi ha i g .cQmP i e rmfore' parts a fly"closure constnu tien at:thefrentithereof c nm isingan innerflyrmemportion, the other of said tapes secured to the outer-face of the innerfly member at the point of attachment of this fly member to the body ofe tr users a backing m mbe med of a e repellent material having agreater'surface area han t e inne fl membe n ech c e th opposite face ofsaid inner fly member substantiall coextending longitudinally with theslide fastener, the inner lateral ed e of the-backing embe en n 'be enthe 1 9 Q attach? ment of the inner fly member tothe b' ody'of e=trousers and the tape so as to preyent' seepa f by capillary action atthis juncture and-as o slide fastened rea when in shield the entireclosed condition.

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